5.99 is what percent of 34.99 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 34.99 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 34.99, so we can write it down as 100%=34.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=34.99
2) x%=5.99
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=34.99/5.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.99 is what percent of 34.99

100%/x%=34.99/5.99
(100/x)*x=(34.99/5.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.8414023372287*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.8414023372287) to get x
100/5.8414023372287=x
17.119176907688=x
x=17.119176907688

now we have:
5.99 is 17.119176907688% of 34.99